India

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted 30 minutes to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted for contempt, to 'think over' his stand of not expressing regret over his tweets against the judiciary.

The top court granted another opportunity to Bhushan after Attorney General K K Venugopal sought forgiveness for the activist-lawyer.

"He (Bhushan) should withdraw all statements and express regret," said the top law officer when the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra sought his views on the 'defiant' statement of Bhushan.

Kanpur: It is nothing strange as it can be seen in the city earlier known as the  Manchester of East. This prestige has been a matter of the past, as denizens say.

The roads are no longer free of cavities on every side. Strangely enough, the roads of Civil Lines are still far better than the other roads here.

In Jajmau, a broad, deep, wide and incredibly several feet genuine trench sway the passers-by with fear. 

Kanpur: The admission room for B.Com first year was definitely not crowded at DAV Degree College in Civil Lines area here on Monday. 

It was a big room but the strength of the staff sitting on the precincts of a large room was not ample. The instruction on very use of mask and distancing was very strict.

A few girls seeking admission as the fresh student in the Commerce stream this session was either getting some necessary indication or told to complete the form.

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has ordered the transfer of a batch of cases pending against 27 foreign nationals, who attended a Tablighi Jamaat event here, to the Saket district court so that they are swiftly decided.

The foreigners had allegedly indulged in missionary activities in violation of visa norms and flouted COVID-19 guidelines.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) The Singapore government and Monetary Authority of Singapore have cut almost one per cent of their total holding in Zee Entertainment Enterprise (ZEEL) to 5.93 per cent by selling shares worth over Rs 186 crore in the open market.

According to a regulatory filing by the company, GIC Pvt Ltd on account of Government of Singapore (GOS) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sold a total of 93.30 lakh shares, amounting to approximately 0.97 per cent stake in ZEEL on August 20.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) The Congress is set for a stormy meeting of its working committee on Monday as it stands divided on the leadership issue with a section demanding collective leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family.

Rajnandgaon, Aug 23 (PTI) A four-year-old girl was raped and smothered to death allegedly by a 28-year-old man in her village in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said on Sunday.

The accused, Shekhar Korram, was arrested after the incident on Saturday, an official said.

"On Saturday evening, the victim's family members informed the police that she was missing since afternoon," the official said.

During investigation it came to light that the girl was last seen in front of Korram's house.

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday offered to quit, asking the Congress Working Committee to initiate the process for selecting a new party chief, sources said

In her opening remarks at the meeting, called in the wake of a section of leaders seeking a "full time and visible" Congress president, Sonia Gandhi made the offer to quit saying she had given a detailed reply on the issue to AICC general secretary K C Venugopal

Bhopal, Aug 23 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary on Sunday said he has tested coronavirus positive.

He shared the information on his Twitter handle.

Choudhary is the seventh minister in Madhya Pradesh, besides Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to test positive for the infection.

"My COVID-19 test report came out positive. I request those who had come in my contact to undergo a coronavirus test. Those in close contact should quarantine themselves," he tweeted.

Bareilly, Aug 23 (PTI) In a gruesome incident, a man with the help of his second wife allegedly killed his seven-year-old daughter and buried her in his house, police said here on Sunday.

Izzatnagar police station SHO K K Verma said Ravi Babu, a resident of Aalok Nagar, had married Ritu after the death of his first wife almost two years ago.